When Ren saw them enjoying their cup noodles, compared to his chocolate bars and chips, he felt it wasn't fair, so he stood up and walked towards them.
"Oi oi. Kio, don't you think it's a little rude of you to hide some food for yourself? You didn't even share any of that with us."
"Hah?"
"I don't know where you got those, but shouldn't you split some of that with us?"
"Really? After you just tried to steal my woman and pointed your weapon at me?"
"It was just a joke. You don't have to be so uptight about it."
"..."
Seeing as Kio wasn't willing to give in, Saotome pleaded in his stead.
"Kio, won't you please share some with us? I'm sure you aren't selfish enough to just watch us starve, right?"
"..."
Normally, Kio wouldn't mind sharing food with other girls, but since he already had a few girls to feed, he couldn't just share with anyone who asks.
Ren and Saotome didn't know how much he had, but they wanted a portion of it.
They assumed it was teleported close to him at the plaza earlier, and he had quickly hid it before anyone found out.
They were almost correct, but they didn't know it all came from the backpacks that he stored beforehand.
"Please?"
"No."
"I'll let you enjoy her body for a week if you are willing to share half of your stockpile with us."
"Heh. Hey kid, do you think you're entitled to this?"
Dan couldn't just sit back and ignore it anymore, since he was already pissed off from earlier, when Ren tried to intimidate Kio and snatch Luna away.
"Why are you butting in, old man? This is none of your business."
"Normally I wouldn't care about these small disputes, but since I'm in Kio's party now, don't you think it's reasonable for me to speak up?"
"Tch. Oi, Kio. You still haven't answered me yet. Are you willing to give us some food to have her all to yourself for a week?"
"I'm not interested."
"You should reconsider. Even though she's not pure anymore, her body is still great. I can personally guarantee that."
When Saotome heard his words, she felt ashamed of herself for clinging to this scumbag instead of Kio.
She felt it was unfair for Jay to die so early, because she would've had a bright future ahead of her.
However, her hopes of a lavish life shattered when Jay was killed right in front of her.
'If only we had more food, I wouldn't have to degrade myself and sell my body. It wasn't supposed to be like this..."
Kio didn't want to be involved with Saotome, after he observed how much of an opportunist she was.
He had seen her seducing Jay ever since their days in Don Quijote.
However, as soon as Jay died, she immediately latched onto Ren.
"I'm not interested in her body, so don't waste your time."
"Sob… It's not like I wanted to do this… I just wanted somebody to protect and cherish me in this dangerous world."
Saotome fell onto the floor as she began to cry and voice out her grievances. She felt like they were all looking down on her, judging her to be a slut who would easily sell her body to anyone.
*Sniff*
"Why did everything have to change… I was just enjoying the summer break with my friends from school and all of a sudden, everything turned to shit."
"..."
"Sob… My best friends were eaten in front of my eyes, while all I could do was run away. I wanted to find somebody to help them, but nobody paid any attention to me…"
"..."
Kio knew he couldn't afford to give in, even if her story was pretty unfortunate.
However, her situation is already quite fortunate, since everyone else who is still alive in their original world are pretty screwed.
The survivors would have to risk their lives everyday to look for food and water.
At least Kio felt they were blessed to be summoned into this world.
The only regret he had was letting Riko sacrifice her life to save him.
'Sigh… If they won't leave us alone, the least I could do is to take advantage of them.'
"Sob…"
"Saotome."
*Sniff*
"Saotome, do you have any sets of armor on you? I'll give you some food if you can give me 4 sets of armor, for me and the girls."
"R-really…?"
"Do you have it or not? Quickly, before I change my mind."
"Y-yes. I have a few sets of leather armor."
Seeing her take out 4 sets of leather armor, Kio took out four packs of instant noodles and wrapped it in a towel.
He then walked over to Saotome and traded with her.
As Saotome walked back, Ren immediately snatched it and checked how many he got.
"Hah??? 4 fucking packs of noodles? Do you think these leather armor are cheap or something?"
"You didn't pay a single cent for it. I'm already being quite generous offering you 1 pack per set."
"Mother f-"
As Ren was pissed off and walked a few steps towards him, Kio finally decided to take out his secret weapon, otherwise Ren would always think he is easily bullied.
Being pointed at by Kio's weapon, Ren froze in his tracks.
"W-where did you get that?!"
"I have no reason to answer you. Now fuck off, before I make you regret it."
Kio's secret weapon was his S&W M37 handgun, which he picked up from a dead policeman a few days before the summoning.
He didn't have that many bullets on him, so he didn't instantly shoot. However, if Ren tries anything on him or his girls, he wouldn't hold back.
"Fuck…"
As Saotome and Ren turned around and walked away, Kio decided it was a good time to test one of his other skills now.
'[Steal]'
Keeping his sight on Ren, he felt something appear in his palm and quickly stored it into his Inventory.
After Saotome and Ren finally left, Kio turned towards his girls.
"Kaori, Miyu, Luna, make sure you're wearing these at all times, except when you're sleeping or bathing."
"Kay~"
Kaori and Miyu refrained from asking about the gun for now, even though they were curious.
Everyone else didn't know what it was, so they just assumed it was a magic tool or artifact.
The 3 sets of leather armor he passed to the girls looked similar, so it didn't matter which one they took.
They were brown in color, with each set consisting of a chest piece, thigh cover, and two pieces of pauldron, bracers, gauntlets, and greaves.
They had to ask Dan to teach them how to wear it, as it was their first time seeing any sort of armor.
As they resumed their meal, Kio just remembered something.
"Dan. I know it's a little late, but thanks for giving me the Skill Orb yesterday."
"You don't have to thank me for every little thing. You have been kind enough to me and my daughter, sharing food with us when you didn't have to."
"Well, we're party members now, and I can't just exclude you two from our meals."
"Hahaha. I see."
"Dan, my brother is right. If he wasn't willing to share some of it with you and Mary, I would've forced him to do it."
Kio felt like this was a good chance for Kaori to open up to other people, so he didn't interrupt.
"Miyu, how are you feeling today?"
"..."
"I hope you're not too upset over what happened to Riko."
"I'm fine…"
"If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know, ok?"
"Kay…"
Seeing how dispirited she looked right now, Kio felt like he should just give her some time to herself.
He decided to talk to her every day, to try to cheer her up.
"Luna, I'm sorry you had to listen to Ren's bullshit earlier. Even though you're technically a slave right now, I will never treat you as one."
"Thanks. It means a lot to me to hear you say that."
"No matter what anyone says, I will never sell or trade you for anything."
"You know, when I became a slave, I thought my life was over. I've seen how dirty humans could be, so I had partially given up on myself, even if I didn't want to admit it."
"..."
"My only wish was to at least be treated nicely by my future master, even if he would use my body as a tool to satisfy his lust."
"..."
"However, everything changed when I met you. I wasn't willing to believe that there could be a human as kind as you, carrying me when I couldn't run, and protecting me as if I was something precious."
"Luna…"
"I'm happy to have someone like you as my master."
As the two of them were sitting side by side, their faces were only a few centimeters away from each other.
As they slowly closed their eyes, they leaned forward and gently kissed each other on the lips.
Their lips connected for a brief moment before somebody interrupted them.
*Cough*
"Ah!"
"I know you two are enjoying your moment together, but please don't show such a scene in front of my daughter, ok? You two can do that kind of thing in the tent later."
Kio and Luna blushed as they felt embarrassed, since they both forgot where they were for a moment.